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** In the movie, Georg quickly decides to reject the offer of a Captaincy in the Kriegsmarine and leave Austria as soon as possible. He actually anguished over the decision for a while. Technology had made such big strides since [[WW 1]], plus he had spent 2 decades as a sea-captain without a sea but was still a u-boat warrior at heart, that the offer to command a modern submarine was very very tempting to him.

** Of all the exaggerations of their lives, Maria commented in her memoirs that the only thing they didn't go far enough on was her behavior at the convent. She always laughingly commented when asked if she was that bad "I was worse!"

**Austrians ~~were~~ not particularly ~~more~~ ~~disliking~~ ~~of Nazis~~ ~~then~~ Germans. Of course there were Austrians who disliked Nazis as indeed there were Germans. And toward the end of the war a lot of people who had served Hitler's government claimed to be Austrian, [[Sarcasm Mode|for some reason.]] Nevertheless, Austria was not Poland.

**Austrians did not particularly dislike Nazis more than Germans. Of course there were Austrians who disliked Nazis as indeed there were Germans. And toward the end of the war a lot of people who had served Hitler's government claimed to be Austrian, [[Sarcasm Mode|for some reason.]] Nevertheless, Austria was not Poland.

* [[The Von Trope Family]]: The [[Trope Namer]], by way of an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]].

* [[Wants a Prize For Basic Decency]]: Lampshaded by Dettweiler when he congratulates Zeller on letting the music festival go on instead of shutting it down [[For the Evulz]].